North Africa

News and analysis from North Africa — covering Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Sudan. The region sits at the crossroads of Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, with growing energy sectors, significant infrastructure investment, and deep trade ties across the Mediterranean. Africaspoint tracks the economic and political forces shaping North Africa.

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AfricaEgypt

Nigeria’s gas is finally heading to Europe

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Africaspoint Editorial

After fifty years of studies, MoUs, and false starts, the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline has a technical team on the ground…

AnalysisEditorial

CAF takes Senegal’s AFCON crown

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Africaspoint Editorial

CAF's appeals board has stripped Senegal of the 2025 AFCON title and handed it to Morocco 57 days after the…

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BusinessEgypt

Egypt raised $604m in tech funding in 2025

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Africaspoint Editorial

Egypt raised $604 million across 100 deals in 2025, a 37% year-on-year increase, ranking third in Africa by both funding…

BusinessEgypt

Morocco’s $23bn World Cup investment opens to Spain, Portugal

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Africaspoint Editorial

The Morocco-Spain-Portugal Business Forum on the 2030 FIFA World Cup opened in Salé in February, as Morocco's total World Cup-linked…

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Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice

Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…

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Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…

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South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025…

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Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery

Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…

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Tunisia spends $1bn on Carthage airport

Africa GeographyAfrican Union

Egypt is in Africa, not Asia

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Egypt Joins the World’s Top Nuclear Builders with a $28.75bn, 4-Reactor Bet

Pesalink and PAPSS Link Up to Cut the Cost of Cross-Border Payments Across Africa

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